Written Answers Monday 1 November 2010

Scottish Executive

Apprenticeships

Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many apprenticeship placements have been secured in North Ayrshire as a result of the Adopt an Apprentice scheme.

Keith Brown: The Scottish Government does not hold this information centrally. I will ask the Chief Executive of Skills Development Scotland to write to the member with the information requested.

Cancer

Elaine Smith (Coatbridge and Chryston) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what medical guidance is in place regarding the diagnosis and treatment of secondary cancer.

Nicola Sturgeon: No specific medical guidelines exist regarding the diagnosis and treatment of secondary cancer, however, SIGN guidelines:

  http://www.sign.ac.uk/index.html exist in relation to many specific cancer types which include advice on management of different stages of cancer, whether local, advanced or metastatic disease.

Cancer

Dr Richard Simpson (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration has been given to ensuring that cancer registration data is either compulsory or has an opt-out system in order to improve the validity of survival statistics.

Nicola Sturgeon: NHS Information Services Division, which hosts the Scottish Cancer Registry, holds responsibility for the collection of cancer statistics across Scotland.

  Establishing a legislative basis for the collection of health statistics (including cancer registration) was considered by the Confidentiality and Security Advisory Group for Scotland (CSAGS, 2002) and during development of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act (2008). In both cases, it was rejected. Following on from the final report of CSAGS, NHS Information Services Division developed a leaflet for patients and the public describing cancer registration and informing patients of their right to opt out. So far, very few patients have exercised this right.

Cancer

Charlie Gordon (Glasgow Cathcart) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive when the proposed new breast cancer treatment capacity at Gartnavel Hospital will become operational.

Nicola Sturgeon: This is a matter for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board, however we understand from the board that it is anticipated the new breast cancer treatment capacity at Gartnavel Hospital will become operational in early 2011.

General Practitioners

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many generalist doctors have been trained in each of the last three years and what the projected number is for 2010-11.

Nicola Sturgeon: Information on the number of general practitioners (GPs) that have gained completed certificate of training in each of the last three years and projected for 2010 and 2011 is as detailed in the following table:

  

 GPs
 2007
 2008
 2009
 Projected Number for 2010
 Projected Number for 2011


 Number
 268
 248
 258
 247
 331



  Source: NHS Education for Scotland.

Housing

Johann Lamont (Glasgow Pollok) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will conduct research on the effects on households, registered social landlords and local authorities of the UK Government’s proposed changes to housing benefit.

Alex Neil: In addition to contributing to the Department for Work and Pensions’ housing benefit reform impact study, we are carrying out our own detailed assessment of the impact on Scotland’s housing system and will seek to resist any changes that would have a detrimental impact here. An advisory group involving representation from local authorities, registered social landlords and other interested stakeholders is being set up to help with this assessment.

Justice

Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the monetary value was of the assets recovered from drug dealers in the Lothians and Borders police force area in 2009-10.

Frank Mulholland: In the financial year ending 31 March 2010 the National Casework Division (NCD) of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service was successful in obtaining 10 confiscation orders in drugs cases where the criminality was centred in the Lothian and Borders Police Force Area. The total value of the 10 orders amounted to was £126,784.19.

  In the same period, the Civil Recovery Unit (CRU) dealt with a total of 44 cases in which £128,424.03 was forfeited in the Lothian and Borders Police Force area. The CRU cases involved a range of alleged criminality including drug dealing.

  The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and the CRU are committed to working closely with law enforcement to ensure that the powers in the Proceeds of Crime legislation are properly applied and used in all appropriate cases.

Justice

Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many direct measures were issued for (a) assault and (b) assault to injury in May 2010, broken down by sheriff court.

Frank Mulholland: The following table shows the number of charges of (a) assault and (b) assault to injury where the initial decision taken by the Procurator Fiscal was to deal with the offending behaviour by means of a direct measure in May 2010.

  The 198 charges relate to a total of 177 persons issued with an offer of a direct measure, out of a total of 3,336 persons offered a direct measure during the same period.

  The figures include only those direct measures that were affected by the provisions in the Criminal Proceedings etc (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007.

  

 Office
 Direct Measures Issued
 Charges Reported


 Assault
 Assault to Injury
 Assault
 Assault to Injury


 Aberdeen
 9
 3
 181
 63


 Airdrie
 7
 6
 63
 42


 Alloa
 -
 -
 29
 18


 Arbroath
 -
 -
 31
 38


 Ayr
 2
 2
 60
 45


 Banff
 -
 -
 5
 13


 Campbeltown
 -
 -
 9
 2


 Cupar
 1
 -
 6
 9


 Dingwall
 1
 -
 28
 1


 Dornoch
 -
 -
 2
 -


 Dumbarton
 5
 2
 51
 27


 Dumfries
 1
 4
 24
 26


 Dundee
 12
 3
 83
 49


 Dunfermline
 1
 2
 58
 39


 Dunoon
 -
 -
 20
 1


 Duns
 1
 -
 5
 5


 Edinburgh
 3
 6
 180
 167


 Elgin
 -
 3
 49
 25


 Falkirk
 18
 -
 97
 22


 Forfar
 3
 -
 21
 6


 Fort William
 -
 -
 9
 -


 Glasgow
 25
 5
 471
 175


 Greenock
 -
 2
 22
 12


 Haddington
 -
 -
 20
 42


 Hamilton
 2
 4
 96
 111


 Inverness
 1
 3
 111
 7


 Jedburgh
 3
 -
 7
 7


 Kilmarnock
 2
 2
 129
 61


 Kirkcaldy
 3
 1
 63
 56


 Kirkcudbright
 1
 -
 1
 1


 Kirkwall
 -
 -
 21
 -


 Lanark
 -
 -
 13
 11


 Lerwick
 -
 -
 3
 -


 Livingston
 3
 1
 47
 36


 Oban
 -
 -
 15
 2


 Paisley
 4
 1
 92
 63


 Peebles
 -
 1
 -
 3


 Perth
 3
 1
 78
 25


 Peterhead
 11
 7
 27
 22


 Portree
 -
 -
 2
 -


 Rothesay
 1
 -
 2
 -


 Selkirk
 -
 -
 5
 10


 Stirling
 1
 -
 26
 25


 Stonehaven
 -
 -
 9
 8


 Stornoway
 8
 -
 27
 -


 Stranraer
 3
 -
 12
 9


 Tain
 -
 -
 25
 1


 Wick
 4
 -
 14
 5


 Grand Total
 139
 59
 2,349
 1,290



  Note:

  1. The information in this table has been extracted from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s case management database. The database is a live, operational database used to manage the processing of reports submitted to Procurators Fiscal by the police and other reporting agencies. If a Procurator Fiscal amends a charge submitted by a reporting agency, the database will record details only of the amended charge.

Justice

Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many direct measures were issued for (a) assault and (b) assault to injury in June 2010, broken down by sheriff court.

Frank Mulholland: The following table shows the number of charges of (a) assault and (b) assault to injury where the initial decision taken by the Procurator Fiscal was to deal with the offending behaviour by means of a direct measure in June 2010.

  The 193 charges relate to a total of 181 persons issued with an offer of a direct measure, out of a total of 3,522 persons offered a direct measure during the same period.

  The figures include only those direct measures that were affected by the provisions in the Criminal Proceedings etc (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007.

  

 Office
 Direct Measures Issued
 Charges Reported


 Assault
 Assault to Injury
 Assault
 Assault to Injury


 Aberdeen
 9
 3
 152
 87


 Airdrie
 4
 4
 51
 66


 Alloa
 -
 -
 46
 31


 Arbroath
 -
 -
 23
 8


 Ayr
 4
 1
 66
 64


 Banff
 -
 -
 5
 9


 Campbeltown
 2
 -
 7
 5


 Cupar
 -
 -
 21
 16


 Dingwall
 2
 -
 12
 5


 Dornoch
 -
 -
 1
 -


 Dumbarton
 4
 -
 54
 26


 Dumfries
 7
 1
 32
 24


 Dundee
 3
 3
 71
 65


 Dunfermline
 1
 1
 42
 31


 Dunoon
 3
 -
 15
 3


 Duns
 -
 2
 2
 7


 Edinburgh
 15
 5
 153
 146


 Elgin
 2
 8
 33
 12


 Falkirk
 13
 2
 85
 37


 Forfar
 1
 -
 11
 2


 Fort William
 1
 -
 3
 5


 Glasgow
 23
 3
 573
 206


 Greenock
 -
 -
 17
 30


 Haddington
 1
 2
 18
 20


 Hamilton
 3
 1
 82
 85


 Inverness
 8
 5
 74
 13


 Jedburgh
 -
 1
 4
 13


 Kilmarnock
 9
 -
 106
 72


 Kirkcaldy
 4
 -
 64
 53


 Kirkcudbright
 -
 -
 1
 5


 Kirkwall
 3
 -
 16
 -


 Lanark
 -
 -
 20
 8


 Lerwick
 -
 -
 10
 -


 Livingston
 4
 1
 38
 33


 Lochmaddy
 -
 -
 3
 -


 Oban
 -
 -
 12
 2


 Paisley
 3
 1
 90
 49


 Peebles
 -
 -
 1
 1


 Perth
 3
 -
 70
 25


 Peterhead
 4
 -
 27
 14


 Portree
 -
 -
 3
 -


 Rothesay
 -
 -
 5
 1


 Selkirk
 -
 -
 8
 6


 Stirling
 1
 -
 38
 16


 Stonehaven
 -
 -
 9
 4


 Stornoway
 6
 -
 14
 -


 Stranraer
 1
 1
 4
 9


 Tain
 3
 -
 28
 3


 Wick
 1
 -
 16
 9


 Grand Total
 148
 45
 2,236
 1,326



  Note:

  1. The information in this table has been extracted from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s case management database. The database is a live, operational database used to manage the processing of reports submitted to Procurators Fiscal by the police and other reporting agencies. If a Procurator Fiscal amends a charge submitted by a reporting agency, the database will record details only of the amended charge.

Justice

Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many direct measures were issued for (a) assault and (b) assault to injury in July 2010, broken down by sheriff court.

Frank Mulholland: The following table shows the number of charges of (a) assault and (b) assault to injury where the initial decision taken by the Procurator Fiscal was to deal with the offending behaviour by means of a direct measure in July 2010.

  The 253 charges relate to a total of 231 persons issued with an offer of a direct measure, out of a total of 3,644 persons offered a direct measure during the same period.

  The figures include only those direct measures that were affected by the provisions in the Criminal Proceedings etc (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007.

  

 Office
 Direct Measures Issued
 Charges Reported


 Assault
 Assault to Injury
 Assault
 Assault to Injury


 Aberdeen
 20
 2
 165
 82


 Airdrie
 8
 4
 60
 38


 Alloa
 -
 -
 26
 5


 Arbroath
 5
 4
 22
 21


 Ayr
 6
 -
 47
 37


 Banff
 -
 -
 7
 7


 Campbeltown
 1
 -
 5
 4


 Cupar
 1
 -
 21
 14


 Dingwall
 3
 -
 24
 5


 Dornoch
 1
 -
 3
 -


 Dumbarton
 2
 1
 51
 28


 Dumfries
 5
 5
 26
 20


 Dundee
 6
 3
 66
 32


 Dunfermline
 1
 -
 44
 40


 Dunoon
 4
 -
 17
 8


 Duns
 -
 -
 2
 4


 Edinburgh
 13
 10
 197
 136


 Elgin
 -
 1
 51
 8


 Falkirk
 7
 -
 103
 28


 Forfar
 12
 -
 28
 1


 Fort William
 2
 -
 13
 3


 Glasgow
 42
 11
 476
 151


 Greenock
 1
 -
 22
 28


 Haddington
 1
 2
 14
 25


 Hamilton
 1
 3
 107
 94


 Inverness
 9
 2
 68
 16


 Jedburgh
 -
 5
 4
 20


 Kilmarnock
 -
 1
 66
 43


 Kirkcaldy
 7
 -
 82
 84


 Kirkcudbright
 -
 -
 6
 9


 Kirkwall
 1
 -
 11
 3


 Lanark
 -
 -
 14
 6


 Lerwick
 -
 -
 9
 -


 Livingston
 3
 3
 33
 32


 Lochmaddy
 1
 -
 1
 -


 Oban
 1
 -
 5
 -


 Paisley
 9
 1
 109
 42


 Peebles
 -
 1
 -
 5


 Perth
 4
 4
 50
 17


 Peterhead
 4
 3
 27
 12


 Rothesay
 -
 -
 1
 2


 Selkirk
 1
 -
 5
 4


 Stirling
 1
 -
 37
 26


 Stonehaven
 2
 1
 8
 4


 Stornoway
 -
 -
 9
 -


 Stranraer
 -
 1
 10
 6


 Tain
 -
 -
 12
 -


 Wick
 -
 -
 18
 7


 Grand Total
 185
 68
 2,182
 1,157



  Note:

  1. The information in this table has been extracted from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s case management database. The database is a live, operational database used to manage the processing of reports submitted to Procurators Fiscal by the police and other reporting agencies. If a Procurator Fiscal amends a charge submitted by a reporting agency, the database will record details only of the amended charge.

Justice

Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many direct measures were issued for (a) assault and (b) assault to injury in August 2010, broken down by sheriff court.

Frank Mulholland: The following table shows the number of charges of (a) assault and (b) assault to injury where the initial decision taken by the Procurator Fiscal was to deal with the offending behaviour by means of a direct measure in August 2010.

  The 252 charges relate to a total of 229 persons issued with an offer of a direct measure, out of a total of 3,949 persons offered a direct measure during the same period.

  The figures include only those direct measures that were affected by the provisions in the Criminal Proceedings etc (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007.

  

 Office
 Direct Measures Issued
 Charges Reported


 Assault
 Assault to Injury
 Assault
 Assault to Injury


 Aberdeen
 14
 4
 164
 94


 Airdrie
 2
 3
 44
 28


 Alloa
 -
 -
 29
 13


 Arbroath
 1
 1
 24
 26


 Ayr
 3
 -
 69
 64


 Banff
 -
 -
 5
 7


 Campbeltown
 -
 1
 5
 2


 Cupar
 1
 -
 18
 4


 Dingwall
 1
 1
 15
 -


 Dornoch
 -
 -
 8
 -


 Dumbarton
 7
 -
 71
 36


 Dumfries
 5
 4
 31
 35


 Dundee
 7
 2
 63
 21


 Dunfermline
 5
 1
 67
 26


 Dunoon
 1
 -
 16
 2


 Duns
 -
 1
 1
 2


 Edinburgh
 14
 7
 164
 145


 Elgin
 7
 3
 22
 17


 Falkirk
 24
 5
 126
 39


 Forfar
 6
 -
 33
 10


 Fort William
 1
 -
 5
 2


 Glasgow
 26
 11
 526
 110


 Greenock
 1
 -
 22
 6


 Haddington
 1
 2
 23
 19


 Hamilton
 2
 2
 97
 102


 Inverness
 5
 -
 83
 9


 Jedburgh
 -
 -
 5
 2


 Kilmarnock
 3
 3
 131
 65


 Kirkcaldy
 8
 1
 99
 51


 Kirkcudbright
 -
 4
 6
 4


 Kirkwall
 -
 -
 13
 -


 Lanark
 1
 -
 12
 10


 Lerwick
 1
 -
 11
 -


 Livingston
 3
 -
 47
 55


 Lochmaddy
 -
 -
 2
 -


 Oban
 1
 -
 8
 4


 Paisley
 10
 -
 73
 40


 Peebles
 -
 2
 4
 4


 Perth
 1
 -
 53
 14


 Peterhead
 7
 1
 26
 7


 Portree
 -
 -
 1
 -


 Rothesay
 -
 -
 4
 1


 Selkirk
 3
 1
 6
 12


 Stirling
 -
 -
 48
 7


 Stonehaven
 2
 1
 13
 13


 Stornoway
 3
 -
 4
 -


 Stranraer
 -
 -
 12
 5


 Tain
 11
 -
 23
 -


 Wick
 2
 1
 10
 9


 Grand Total
 190
 62
 2,342
 1,122



  Note:

  1. The information in this table has been extracted from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s case management database. The database is a live, operational database used to manage the processing of reports submitted to Procurators Fiscal by the police and other reporting agencies. If a Procurator Fiscal amends a charge submitted by a reporting agency, the database will record details only of the amended charge.

Justice

Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many direct measures were issued for (a) assault and (b) assault to injury in September 2010, broken down by sheriff court.

Frank Mulholland: The following table shows the number of charges of (a) assault and (b) assault to injury where the initial decision taken by the Procurator Fiscal was to deal with the offending behaviour by means of a direct measure in September 2010.

  The 222 charges relate to a total of 210 persons issued with an offer of a direct measure, out of a total of 3,812 persons offered a direct measure during the same period.

  The figures include only those direct measures that were affected by the provisions in the Criminal Proceedings etc (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007.

  

Office
Direct Measures Issued
Charges Reported


Assault
Assault to Injury
Assault
Assault to Injury


Aberdeen
8
4
182
64


Airdrie
5
1
62
46


Alloa
-
-
33
16


Arbroath
2
-
38
13


Ayr
3
3
61
37


Banff
-
-
7
5


Campbeltown
-
-
9
5


Cupar
4
-
24
14


Dingwall
1
-
9
1


Dornoch
1
-
4
-


Dumbarton
6
2
58
25


Dumfries
4
3
39
21


Dundee
4
-
85
40


Dunfermline
3
2
37
14


Dunoon
2
-
5
-


Duns
2
1
2
5


Edinburgh
22
11
179
146


Elgin
2
1
46
19


Falkirk
12
-
82
28


Forfar
2
-
22
1


Fort William
1
-
3
5


Glasgow
20
8
431
113


Greenock
1
1
24
16


Haddington
-
2
4
30


Hamilton
3
3
105
79


Inverness
5
2
91
4


Jedburgh
2
-
7
7


Kilmarnock
10
3
79
51


Kirkcaldy
7
4
126
21


Kirkcudbright
-
-
2
5


Kirkwall
6
-
4
-


Lanark
-
-
13
13


Lerwick
4
-
12
-


Livingston
4
-
48
46


Lochmaddy
-
-
4
-


Oban
-
-
6
4


Paisley
2
1
72
40


Peebles
-
-
3
1


Perth
5
-
50
15


Peterhead
4
-
35
11


Rothesay
1
-
2
1


Selkirk
-
-
3
10


Stirling
1
-
47
14


Stonehaven
1
-
15
2


Stornoway
-
-
12
-


Stranraer
4
2
19
10


Tain
3
-
18
-


Wick
1
-
9
7


Grand Total
168
54
2,228
1,005



  Note:

  1. The information in this table has been extracted from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s case management database. The database is a live, operational database used to manage the processing of reports submitted to Procurators Fiscal by the police and other reporting agencies. If a Procurator Fiscal amends a charge submitted by a reporting agency, the database will record details only of the amended charge.

Listed Buildings

Jeremy Purvis (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to pursue a process of national approval for argon gas-filled slimline double glazing, or similar products, in the replacement of window panes in listed buildings.

Fiona Hyslop: Recent research has demonstrated that slim profile double glazing can be accommodated successfully in historic window frames.

  Under a project managed by Changeworks and funded by City of Edinburgh Council and The Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, a range of slim profile double glazed products were tested in a B-listed block of social housing in Edinburgh. The thermal and aesthetic results were good, and showed that improved glazing technology could be retrofitted to existing timber frames.

  Ministers’ guidance is constantly evolving to take into account new technological advancements in development of glazing for use in listed buildings.

  Exactly what option is used will depend on the circumstances and what survives. If the window is in good condition with original glass present Scottish planning policy presumes in favour of retention of all historic material, and other forms of upgrade should be used. If no original glass survives, retrofitting of double glazed units is likely to be permitted, retaining original timber. Given that it is not possible to specify a "one size fits all" approach, not least because not all windows in listed buildings are timber sash and case in style, my officials are currently producing revised guidance which takes account of the latest research and includes the option to use slim profile double glazing as part of the suite of works that can be considered to improve the energy performance of listed buildings.

NHS Statistics

Dr Richard Simpson (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has conducted an (a) internal or (b) independent review of the (i) process and (ii) outcome of data collection on health issues.

Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Government and National Services Scotland are currently working together to develop an Information and Intelligence Strategy for Health and Care. This strategy will cover the next five years and will:

  Ensure that information develops in line with agreed priorities and is fit-for-purpose;

  Ensure that resources are focused on national and local level priorities and are used effectively;

  Provide a strategic context against which decisions are made about allocation and prioritisation of resources to support the development of information intelligence;

  Provide predictability around when new pieces of information or data will be available (both nationally or locally), while maintaining flexibility to changing priorities;

  Inform the eHealth strategy for IT system developments.

  A strategic oversight group is being set up and will be jointly chaired by Graeme Dickson, Director of Primary and Community Care, Scottish Government and John Burns, Chief Executive of NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Other key stakeholders will also be invited to join the strategic oversight group and the first meeting will be in November 2010.

Scottish Government Departments

George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what work is being undertaken by its Employability and Tackling Poverty teams.

Keith Brown: The Employability and Tackling Poverty team is driving forward a number of strands of work to support people to gain employment and move out of poverty and to assist this government in achieving its overall objective of sustainable growth.

Sexual Health

Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the Lothians region under the age of 16 have been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) age and (b) type of infection.

Shona Robison: The number of laboratory reports of sexually transmitted infections among persons aged under 16 in NHS Lothian in each of the last three years is set out below. It has not been possible to present the data as requested because of the potential for disclosure of individual identities from the very small numbers.

  For those who may have put themselves at risk of a sexually transmitted infection, it is important that they come forward for testing and, if necessary, treatment. In line with Scotland’s sexual health strategy Respect and Responsibility and National Outcomes 2008-11, NHS boards have improved access to sexual health information, advice and services for young people, including chlamydia testing and treatment. This will account for some of the increase in positive tests for chlamydia.

  Education has a key role to play in improving sexual health. With the full introduction of Curriculum for Excellence from August 2010, children and young people will learn, as part of a broad health and wellbeing curriculum strand, about relationships, sexual health and parenthood.

  

Condition
2007
2008
2009


 Genital Chlamydia
 62
 69
 86


 Genital Herpes
 *
 *
 *


 Gonorrhoea
 *
 *
 *



  Note: Cells containing * contain small numbers (less than 10 cases) which are suppressed to protect patient confidentiality.

  Source: Health Protection Scotland.

Smoking

Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many test-purchase visits in the Lothians region under the enhanced Tobacco Sales Enforcement Programme in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10 resulted in tobacco products being sold to an underage person by a licensee for the (i) first and (ii) second time and what action was taken against the licensee in each case.

Shona Robison: The information requested is as follows:

  

 2008-09
 No. 1st Failures
 No. 2nd Failures
 Actions


 East Lothian
 7
 0
 Seven reports to Procurator Fiscal (PF) resulting in seven fiscal warnings (FW)


 Edinburgh
 4
 0
 Eight local authority written warnings  (LAWW)


 Midlothian
 0
 0
 0


 West Lothian
 17
 3
 21 LAWW and two reports to PF resulting in no proceedings against retailers. One seller was found guilty but was admonished following a plea


 2009-10
 No. 1st Failures
 No. 2nd Failures
 Actions


 East Lothian
 4
 0
 Four reports to PF resulting in three FWs and one seller receiving a fine of £250, owner found not guilty.


 Edinburgh
 59
 3
 119 LAWW and three reports to PF resulting in: a. Case One: found guilty, owner fined £1,000, seller fined £200 b. Case Two: found guilty, owner fined £800, seller not guiltyc. Case Three: found guilty, owner fined £180, seller not guilty


 Midlothian
 3
 0
 Three reports to PF resulting in: a. Case One: found guilty, owner fined £150b. Case Two: fiscal fine £100 ownerc. Case Three: no proceedings


 West Lothian
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  Note:

  The reason why there are more written warnings than failures is because in many cases the owner of the premises as well as the seller receives a written warning as it is believed they also commit an offence through vicarious liability.

Vaccinations

Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the uptake of the flu vaccination by older people was in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009.

Shona Robison: Seasonal flu vaccination is offered to all people aged 65 or over. Based on information collected by the Practitioner Services Division of NHS National Services Scotland, uptake in Scotland for those aged 65 and over was 74.1% in 2007-08, 76.3% in 2008-09 and 75% in 2009-10. This data is based on payment claims by GP practices for the vaccination of people aged 65 and over. In each of the three years for which information is provided, the vaccination target set by the Scottish Government for this risk group was 70%.

Vaccinations

Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the uptake of the flu vaccination by care home staff was in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009.

Shona Robison: Care home staff are encouraged to receive the seasonal flu vaccine to protect themselves and the vulnerable people they care for from the flu virus. The vaccination of care home staff is the responsibility of employers, who have responsibility for delivery of occupational health services. Data on the uptake of the seasonal flu vaccine by care home staff is not held at a national level.

Vaccinations

Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the uptake of the flu vaccination by social work staff was in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009.

Shona Robison: Social care workers are encouraged to receive the seasonal flu vaccine to protect themselves and the vulnerable people they care for. The vaccination of social work staff is the responsibility of individual employers through occupational health services. Data on the update of the vaccine by social care staff is not held at a national level.

Vaccinations

Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the uptake of the flu vaccination by pregnant women was in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009.

Shona Robison: The 2010-11 seasonal flu season is the first year in which pregnant women have been eligible for the seasonal flu vaccination. In previous years pregnant women were only eligible for vaccination if they had a clinical risk condition such as chronic heart or lung disease. Uptake data from previous years does not record uptake amongst pregnant women.